ANALYSIS OF MAINTENANCE CULTURE EMPLOYED IN PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE IN NIGERIA
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ANALYSIS OF MAINTENANCE CULTURE EMPLOYED IN PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE IN NIGERIA
CHAPITRE ONE
INTRODUCTION
1.1 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
Nigeria has had a number of commendable projects over the years that make one happy to be a Nigerian. To name a few, these projects include the Liberty Stadium in Ibadan (now known as the Obafemi Awolowo Stadium),
the National Stadium in Lagos, universities, hospitals, schools, and refineries, which have resulted in oil displacing agriculture as the mainstay of the economy.
However, because they were built and designed to suit the immediate function for which they were intended, they were frequently forgotten, abandoned, or given very little attention, resulting in inadequate maintenance and administration.
The million dollar issue to glean from the foregoing is whether these initiatives were made available in the short or long term. The latter is predicted to be the response. Nonetheless, most commendable enterprises in Nigeria have criticised this assumption over the years.
Nigeria was not meant to be where she is now since she is a blessed nation, one that is palpably gifted with the greatest of resources; “human and material” to drive her on to have the best facilities when she feels it necessary and most appropriate. Nigeria, in comparison to the so-called world economies, developed nations, world powers,
or whatever phrase is used to describe the most powerful States of the world, is so endowed with natural resources that, if properly managed by the best hands in leadership, she could easily stimulate herself into being not just a true giant of Africa (as opposed to what is perceived to be the current self-acclaimed status), but among the world p
Nigeria has had over the years on its once-laudable projects that are now in the most awful state ever imaginable, posing serious challenges to the country’s social, economic, and infrastructural growth.
This is in reference to the issue of maintaining public facilities and capital projects that are worthy of making one proud to be a Nigerian, albeit for a limited time due to the “extinction” of the beauty that formerly welcomed such undertakings.
In keeping with the national development goals of improving the quality of public sector services in order to become “The Developed Countries by the Year 2020,” Nigeria has first-class infrastructure on the agenda. Aside from that, numerous facilities, such as buildings and public infrastructures, are constructed to meet administrative, social, and economic needs of the general public.
The government’s assets and facilities should be appropriately managed with maintenance activities to ensure asset functionality, low repair costs, and a safe environment for users.
Maintenance culture is defined as the mix of technical and administrative efforts taken to preserve or defend the proper operation of a structure, system, or equipment (British Standards Institute, 1974).
It is defined as a work process or work activity conducted by an individual or group to safeguard, preserve, and maintain the function of a facility.
Maintenance culture refers to the values, way of thinking, attitude, perception, and underlying assumptions of any individual, group, or society who regards maintenance as a matter of importance (priority) and practises it in their daily lives. When a person or group has a maintenance culture, they are concerned with the upkeep, preservation, and protection of public buildings.
Although maintenance tasks have been programmed, planned, and scheduled in practise, it is only when one understands the responsibility entrusted to implement it that a proper awareness of maintenance work is created and whereby it is done automatically, spontaneously, and without any direction and thought (Suwaibatul et al, 2012).
Maintenance culture is not universal in nature; it is typically obtained or learnt by a person who makes maintenance a normal everyday practise that others can follow and mimic (Florence, 2011). These cultures are difficult to establish. It takes time and occurs in reaction to changes in the individual.
Thus, it is not hard to execute if the approach developed for the maintenance culture is known to be performed. When the determinant components of development maintenance are discovered, development maintenance will become a daily practise that each individual understands their responsibilities.
1.2 STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM
Maintenance culture development in Nigeria can be accomplished by using leadership components that should be done by someone who has been designated as a leader towards culture maintenance practises among all of his followers. Maintenance duties will not be viewed as a burden, but rather as a good practise to be implemented for the future stake.
This is when a leader’s leadership characteristics come into play by demonstrating a serious commitment to the work at hand by establishing a work plan that everyone can easily understand and follow. This study, on the other hand, examines the maintenance culture in Nigerian public infrastructure.
1.3 OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY
The following are the study’s objectives:
To investigate the level of maintenance culture in Nigerian public infrastructure.
To identify the determinants of public infrastructure maintenance culture in Nigeria.
To ascertain Nigerians’ attitudes on maintenance culture.
1.4 RESEARCH QUESTIONS
What is the level of maintenance culture in Nigeria’s public infrastructure?
What factors influence the maintenance culture of Nigeria’s public infrastructure?
What is Nigerians’ attitude towards maintenance culture?
1.6 SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY
The following are the study’s implications:
The findings of this study will educate the general population in Nigeria about the importance of sufficient public infrastructure maintenance.
This study will contribute to the body of literature on the effect of personality traits on student academic achievement, forming the empirical literature for future research in the field.
1.7 SCOPE AND LIMITATIONS OF THE STUDY
This research will look at the maintenance culture in Nigerian public infrastructure and the factors that influence it.
STUDY LIMITATIONS
Financial constraint- A lack of funds tends to restrict the researcher’s efficiency in locating relevant materials, literature, or information, as well as in the data collection procedure (internet, questionnaire, and interview).
Time constraint- The researcher will conduct this investigation alongside other academic activities. As a result, the amount of time spent on research will be reduced.
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